ORCAs, the ultimate ocean predators, are capable of hunting the largest animals on Earth, including blue whales and elephant ...

Researchers have observed a population of orcas that cut and position kelp tools between their bodies to scrub each other’s ...

We were amazed when we first noticed this behavior,” said Michael Weiss, research director at the Center for Whale Research in the U.S. state of Washington. What started as a puzzling observation in ...

Whales travel through the ocean, lunging, leaping, and playing, with grace and swiftness that belies their huge size. The ...

In recent science news, killer whales demonstrate intelligence by using seaweed as grooming tools. Europe's satellite venture ...

Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a ...

A viral video appears to show a humpback whale gobbling up a kayaker off the coast of South America before quickly spitting him out again. Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father in the ...

For the first time, DNA evidence has confirmed killer whales in Australia hunted a white shark for its liver. Based on DNA analysis from the bite wounds on the carcass of a large white shark washed ...

Research has confirmed a great white shark that washed up on a beach in south-west Victoria was the victim of killer whale predation. In October 2023, the 4.7-metre shark's mauled body was found ...

Killer whales traverse all the world’s oceans, from polar waters to the tropics. ... Evolution is a slow change over time. It’s not a black-and-white situation. ...

Two New Species of Killer Whale Should Be Recognized, Study Says A couple of eastern North Pacific populations of orcas have qualities that set them apart, according to researchers ...